tinkerer
Jul 28, 2013Explorer
super singles
Last winter I seen a diesel pusher with super singles in the rear. A lot of over the road trucks are running them but there are very few on MH's. Just wondering why.:h
wny_pat wrote:X-2, Good post Pat telling it like it is! I never liked bean counters anyway, just doing something to try and justify there jobs.
The only reason you see Super Singles on over the road trucks is because of bean counters in the trucking industry trying to get the CEOs more profit. And some RVer sees them and thinks its such a wonderful idea and puts them on his motorhome. On some rigs, like cement trucks, they are necessary as floatation tires because they prevent tearing up of customers lawns, driveways and sidewalks.
I was riding on Super Singles way back in the 1980's down in Florida and hated them. Also had them in the late 1990s and early 2000s on petroleum transports. They were like pregnant skate boards when it rained on that hot black asphalt!!! Even worse if you were hauling a real light load. And on snow - forget it. After my many years of experience of driving on Super Singles, I can tell you that you will never see them on any vehicle I own! The only reason I had them is because someone else owned the equipment.
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Today I ran across the biggest set of super singles I've ever seen. They're on an articulated off road truck in Homer Alaska. The front cab section of the truck has 2 axles under it. The permanently attached articulating trailer section has 4 axles. All 6 axles are drive axles.
Each axle has 1 tire on each side size 44"X41.00"X20. Goodyear "Smooth Terra Tires"
In short the tires are 44 inches wide, 41 inches tall, and on 20 inch wheels
I took several pictures but so for I am unable to post them.